CASA releases new report: Family Matters: Substance Abuse and The American Family
Parents who use illegal drugs, abuse alcohol and use tobacco put half the nation’s children – more than 35 million of them – at greater risk of substance abuse and of physical and mental illnesses, according to a 81-page white paper, Family Matters: Substance Abuse and the American Family, released by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA*) at Columbia University.
Key findings include:
- 13 percent of children under 18 live in a household where a parent or other adult uses illicit drugs.
- 24 percent of children live in a household where a parent or other adult is a binge or heavy drinker.
- 37 percent of children live in a household where a parent or other adult uses tobacco.
Published Date: March 2005
The full report can be found at www.casacolumbia.org. You must be a CASA member to access the full report.